Story of the Day

While you were sleeping

Clinton allegedly secures Democratic nomination

According to media reports in the United States, Hillary Clinton has secured enough commitments from delegates to ensure her party’s nomination. Bernie Sanders, channeling his best ‘grumpy old man’ attitude, has insisted this is wrong, and  has placed all his faith in the hope of convincing said ‘superdelegates’ to vote for him on 25 July at the Democratic Party convention. Read more

France fearful of Euro 2016 attack

France’s President François Hollande has remained cautious about lingering terrorism threats during the month-long Euro 2016 championship. Hollande stressed that France had prepared as much as possible, however, deploying soldiers, paramilitary units and police in preparation for the football tournament. Read more

Mars colonists to undergo tests

Mars One will be evaluating 100 remaining Mars colonist candidates through a series of tests. The intention is to whittle down the group to just 24, whereupon they shall be trained and prepared for a manned Mars mission. One way. Read more

Williams the highest paid sportswoman

Forbes Magazine has listed Serena Williams as the highest paid sportswoman. Despite her French Open loss to Garbiñe Muguruza, Williams has overtaken Maria Sharapova by earning $28.9 million over the past 12 months. MMA superstar, Ronda Rousey, was a distant third, earning $14 million.  Read more

In Numbers

900

Facts of the Day

Today is Johnny Clegg’s birthday. The iconic performer was born in 1953.

Fact of the day: Kinder eggs are illegal in the United States. They carry a $2,500 fine per egg.

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